Invent, Vice President - Construction, Infrastructure & Capital Projects

Capgemini Invent; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Health and wellbeing support

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Capgemini Invent is seeking a Vice President to lead the Public Sector Physical Infrastructure business in Glasgow, focusing on strategy, client success, and growth across various infrastructure domains. The role demands deep experience in public-sector projects, business development skills, and a proactive approach to shaping propositions. With responsibilities including managing client relationships and leading multi-disciplinary teams, this position offers significant opportunity for impacting government and infrastructure projects while supporting a culture of inclusiveness and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in public-sector infrastructure, including transport and energy.
• Strong understanding of investment cycles like RIS and AMP.
• Proven ability to lead teams and commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic relationships with key public sector clients.
• Develop propositions in digital infrastructure and sustainability.
• Own growth plan aligned with Infrastructure business strategy.

Skills

Business development

Major programme delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Knowledge of investment cycles

Digital infrastructure technologies

Job description

Your Role

We are seeking a senior, commercially‑astute Vice President to lead Capgemini Invent’s Public Sector Physical Infrastructure business, shaping and delivering strategy, growth and client success across transport, energy, national estates and major programmes in the Public Sector.

In this role you will play a key part in:

• Lead strategic relationships with National Highways, The Crown Estate, and the Houses of Parliament Restoration & Renewal (R&R) Authority, positioning Capgemini as their trusted digital and transformation partner.
• Develop and take to market propositions across digital infrastructure, sustainability & net‑zero, asset management, major project delivery, capital programme optimisation and modern infrastructure integration.
• Own and drive the growth plan, aligned to Invent’s strategy, for our Infrastructure business. This will include:
• Growth within established accounts such as National Highways RIS3/RIS4, Crown Estate renewables and the R&R Integration Partner role; and
• Expansion into related Public Sector related rail, water & energy markets and their supply chain partners.
• Lead multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver high‑impact consulting engagements spanning digital transformation, engineering/construction & digital convergence and major programme assurance.
• Generate c. £4m+ of annual consulting revenue by leveraging your network, Invent’s established relationships and Capgemini Group assets.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Engaging at C‑Suite level clients, developing relationships and defining strategies and delivery roadmaps for capital programmes and asset portfolios. You will have accountability for originating and closing new opportunities, showing strong understanding of commercial levers and processes. Leading and contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

• Deep experience delivering major programmes or advisory services across public‑sector infrastructure, including transport, estates, energy, nuclear, water or capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure investment cycles such as RIS, Control Periods and AMP cycles.
• Highly collaborative with proven success shaping propositions combining consulting, engineering, data and digital capabilities.
• Experience scaling and inspiring teams, shaping practice strategy and driving commercial outcomes (c. £4m+ annual revenue).
• Understanding of digital infrastructure technologies, digital twins, asset intelligence, carbon modelling and assurance frameworks.
• Eligibility for UK security clearance (SC/DV) preferred.
• Currently working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background; Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Experience of proposition building and delivery.
• Business development – utilizing a combination of the organisation’s broader pre-existing relationships, company relationships and your own network, you’ll be generating c.4m of consulting revenues.

What You'll Love About Working Here

• Freedom to shape this new market for Capgemini.
• A growth mindset inherent in our organizational DNA.
• A chance to develop your career within a leading global technology and consulting business.

Need To Know

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring your whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day‑to‑day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who declare they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process.

Remuneration and Location

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent on grade and performance.